Town hall was packed on corcerns over a proposed mixed-use residential-commercial development on Simcoe St. Residents packed town council chambers and spilled into the lobby at town hall Monday night as they were concerned over a possible hotel and mixed use residential/commercial buildings at the corner of Simcoe St. and Meloche Road. Pointing out a plan for a possible 100-unit, five-storey hotel and three four-storey apartment buildings with ground floor retail, residents o

Shawn LeBlanc Shawn LeBlanc says he has heard from people he talks to about issues they are having in Amherstburg and he wants to be part of the solution. LeBlanc has filed his paperwork and is running for a councillor’s position in the Oct. 26 municipal election. He said he knows a lot of people through his employment and groups he is involved with and they are expressing some concerns, adding he wants to help them with those concerns. LeBlanc said people don’t know how deci

Deadline looms for candidate nominations. The 2026 municipal election is Oct. 26 and candidates have until Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. to file their nomination papers. Here are the candidates who have filed, as of press time. They are listed in alphabetical order, based on their last name. (* denotes an incumbent) MAYOR Frank Cerasa Bill Fryer Chris Gibb Michael Prue* (Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn.) DEPUTY MAYOR Linden Crain Bill Petruniak COUNCILLOR Molly Allaire* T.J. Botsford Keit